| Brian Engblom | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1955-01-27)January 27, 1955 (age 70) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defense | ||||||||||||||||
| Shot | Left | ||||||||||||||||
| Played for | Montreal Canadiens Washington Capitals Los Angeles Kings Buffalo Sabres Calgary Flames | ||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Canada | ||||||||||||||||
| NHL draft | 22nd overall,1975 Montreal Canadiens | ||||||||||||||||
| WHA draft | 22nd overall,1974 Winnipeg Jets | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1975–1987 | ||||||||||||||||
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Brian Paul Engblom (born January 27, 1955) is aCanadianice hockeybroadcaster for theTampa Bay Lightning, and a former professional hockeydefenseman. He was a three-timeStanley Cup winner with theMontreal Canadiens.
Engblom was born inWinnipeg,Manitoba, and played for theUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison. He was drafted 22nd overall by theMontreal Canadiens in the1975 NHL Entry Draft. He played his first two professional seasons with Montreal'sAHL affiliateNova Scotia Voyageurs before playing in his firstNHL game in the 1977Stanley Cup playoffs with Montreal. He won twoStanley Cups, in1978, and1979 with the Canadiens. Engblom's name was left off the Cup in 1977 because he played no regular season games. He played in two playoff games and did not play in the finals.
In September 1982, while he was establishing himself as a top NHL defenseman, Engblom was traded to theWashington Capitals as part of a six-player blockbuster trade that sent him,Doug Jarvis,Rod Langway andCraig Laughlin to Washington in exchange forRick Green andRyan Walter.[1] A season later, he was dealt withKen Houston to theLos Angeles Kings in exchange for future Hall Of FamerLarry Murphy. He finished his career with stints for theBuffalo Sabres, andCalgary Flames. Engblom's final NHL season of1986–87 ended prematurely due to bone spurs in his spinal column that required major surgery to repair.[2] In 11 seasons, Engblom scored 29goals and 177assists.
Engblom was an NHLcolor commentator forESPN andNHL on ABC from 1993 to 2004. AfterNBC Sports acquired NHL TV rights in 2004, he served as their color commentator/studio analyst for both NBC/NBCSN and the network's coverage of the2014 Winter Olympics inSochi, Russia. Engblom was an analyst onNHL Live for Versus and also served as a color analyst forWinnipeg Jets games onTSN in Canada.[3] During the 2005–06 season, he was color analyst forColumbus Blue Jackets games aired onFox Sports Ohio. Engblom has also provided post-game analysis for theColorado Avalanche onAltitude Sports and Entertainment, in rotation withMark Rycroft.
Engblom joinedSun Sports for the 2015–16 season as a color analyst for theTampa Bay Lightning replacingBobby Taylor, who moved to studio host.[4]
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-WCHAFirst Team | 1974–75 | [5] |
| AHCAWest All-American | 1974–75 | [6] |
| MJHL Most Valuable Player | 1973 | |
| AHL first All-Star team | 1977 | |
| Eddie Shore Award (AHL Most Outstanding Defenseman) | 1977 | |
| Stanley Cup championships | 1978,1979 | |
| NHL second team All-Star | 1982 |
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1972–73 | Winnipeg Monarchs | MJHL | 48 | 17 | 46 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Wisconsin Badgers | WCHA | 36 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Wisconsin Badgers | WCHA | 38 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 73 | 4 | 34 | 38 | 79 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 26 | ||
| 1976–77 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 80 | 8 | 42 | 50 | 89 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 10 | ||
| 1976–77 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1977–78 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 28 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1978–79 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 62 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 60 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | ||
| 1979–80 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 70 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 1980–81 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 80 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 96 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1981–82 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 76 | 4 | 29 | 33 | 76 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 1982–83 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 73 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1983–84 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 74 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 79 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 70 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1985–86 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 49 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 30 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 32 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 659 | 29 | 177 | 206 | 599 | 48 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 43 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Canada | CC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1983 | Canada | WC | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| Senior totals | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |||
